UN urges Equatorial Guinea to halt plans to return US deportees to home countries

Human rights experts at the United Nations issued a rare public appeal to Equatorial Guinea , urging the West African country to halt its plans to return US deportees to their home countries where they face political violence, torture and death. The statement , cosigned by a representative of the African Commission on Human and People’s rights, adds diplomatic pressure on Equatorial Guinea , one of the world’s most repressive regimes, to comply with international human rights standards and …